Carter Owens was known as Shallow Falls troublemaker before he left. But now he's back, and of course, trouble is bound to follow. ******** Four years ago, Marley Schneider would've done almost anything for Carter Owens. But after Carter uses her, leaving the town of Shallow Falls not long after, Marley vows to never trust him again. But when Carter unexpectedly returns, older and definitely more mature, Marley is forced to rethink everything she previously knew about Carter. But with Carter, trouble is destined to follow wherever he goes. And as more and more mysteries are left unsolved in the town of Shallow Falls, Marley has to decide if a dangerous life with Carter is better than a life without him at all. What Marley doesn't know, however, is the real reason behind Carter's unexpected return, and as what lies hidden beneath the surface is slowly revealed, danger comes lurking... For Marley most especially. Find out what happens as Marley dives into the world of drama, chaos, and lots of steamy romance as she figures out who she truly is with Carter by her side.

"The reality of it was that if he came back right here and now and told me that he loved me in the way he used to so often, I would take him back. To hear him breathe those three words that he hadn't said to me in so long would complete me, and I had fooled myself trying to think that I could be complete on my own." *** After Ryder disappears into thin air with her heart, not leaving so much as a clue to where he went off to, Nicole is left heartbroken and alone, scarred and afraid to ever open up again or love. But after a chain of events leads Nicole to the mysterious and handsome Dominic, she finds herself succumbing to his dominating ways as he forces her to open up to love again. But what Dominic doesn't know is that Nicole is far more broken than she let on. As Dominic slowly starts to pick up the pieces of Nicole's broken life, Nicole finds out the real reason behind Ryder's unexpected fleeing all those years ago. Feelings change, mistakes are made, hearts are broken, and nightmares are reawakened, leading Nicole to realize that in this life we fall in love with the good and the bad, and it's up to her to decide which one she's willing to give up. "We all have secrets. Everybody has skeletons in their closet. But the ones I don't speak of are ones I never will, because if I do, you'll become one of the skeletons, and I won't be able to find the key to let you out." *ongoing* current word count = 12,500-13,000